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Defence Equipment and Support tenders

Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Defence Equipment and Support, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.

Defence Equipment and Support currently has 4 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 267 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Security Services, Facilities Management and Goods & Supplies. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.

4
Live tenders
143
Tenders (12 mo)
267
Awarded contracts
485
Total notices
Procurement profile

What Defence Equipment and Support buys

Security Services27%
Facilities Management22%
Goods & Supplies19%
Transport & Logistics17%
IT & Software16%
Contract intelligence

Typical contract size

£2m
Median contract value
£26m
Average value
£2.3bn
Awarded (12 mo)

Based on 109 award notices with values recorded.

Procurement activity

Defence Equipment and Support procurement over time

Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.

Live now

Live Defence Equipment and Support tenders

715889472-Tender Notice

Bristol£4,166,667Deadline 13 Nov 2026

Provision of Quality Delivery Partner Services

Bristol£5,876,000Deadline 13 Nov 2026

714068450 - DM/00180 - Replacement Piping DM Beith PME

Bristol£500,000Deadline 30 Oct 2026
Contract awards

Recent awards by Defence Equipment and Support

  • Aquila Air Traffic Management Services
    9 Oct 2026

    Provision of Air Traffic Management Services

  • Evident Europe GMBH
    £129,8222 Oct 2026

    In-Service Support for Ultrasonic NDT Equipment-UK 7

  • Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd
    £1,020,00029 Sept 2026

    X-Ray Cabins - PA 23

  • Portsmouth University
    £20,00028 Sept 2026

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice 715864471 CCCT887-Upskilling 2026 Portsmouth

  • SALAKA Limited
    £3,152,00015 Sept 2026

    Military Working Dogs (MWD) - 4 Variants

  • University of West of England
    £88,12815 Sept 2026

    715863481 CCCT/883 Engineering Upskilling 2026 - UWE

Retender pipeline

Contracts expiring at Defence Equipment and Support

Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.

About Defence Equipment and Support procurement

Defence Equipment and Support is a central government body that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Defence Equipment and Support's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 485 procurement notices from Defence Equipment and Support, including 267 awarded contracts. They issued 143 new notices in the past 12 months, with 4 tenders currently open for bids.

What Defence Equipment and Support procures

Defence Equipment and Support's procurement activity covers Security Services, Facilities Management, Goods & Supplies and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 109 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £2m, with an average of £26m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £2.3bn.

How to find Defence Equipment and Support tenders

TenderSignal aggregates Defence Equipment and Support's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans Bristol, BRISTOL, Deeside, Flintshire and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Defence Equipment and Support and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.

Defence Equipment and Support tenders: frequently asked questions

How do I find Defence Equipment and Support tenders?

Every Defence Equipment and Support notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.

Does Defence Equipment and Support have any contracts open now?

Yes. Defence Equipment and Support has 4 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.

Who wins Defence Equipment and Support contracts?

The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.

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